Source: US Justice – Antitrust Division
Headline: Leader of Qakbot Malware Conspiracy Indicted for Involvement in Global Ransomware Scheme
A federal indictment unsealed today charges Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, 48, of Moscow, Russia, with leading a group of cyber criminals who developed and deployed the Qakbot malware. In connection with the charges, the Justice Department filed today a civil forfeiture complaint against over $24 million in cryptocurrency seized from Gallyamov over the course of the investigation.